I must have read the article that came out shortly after Blakes death (I think it was in the New Yorker) over 50 times. I am fascinated by them, however my interest feels morbid and that almost feels disrespectful. I hope Ellis does them justice.
“It’s a kind of modern Romeo and Juliet story, set in the East Village, with the addition of anti-Bush conspiracy theories and Scientologists,” (via Story of Love, Suicide, and Paranoia Appeals to Bret Easton Ellis: Culture and Celebrity: vanityfair.com)
The tragic story of Theresa Duncan and Jeremy Blake, the inseparable East Village artists who killed themselves last year believing they were being persecuted, will be the subject of a screenplay by American Pscyhoauthor Bret Easton Ellis, Page Six magazine has announced.